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Unfortunately, my colleagues have offered several proposals in conjunction with this hearing that could have a tremendously harmful impact on innovation in the United States.

I have serious concerns about the structure of Libra and its establishment outside the United States.

I think we need to innovate as a country in order to keep on ensuring that we can do that.

We would much prefer to put sanctions on a country than send our soldiers there.

I think we should advance. I think we should seek innovation.

Now, this town is intolerant to shaking up the status quo.

I want to thank you for holding this hearing today in this hearing room in the light of the public.

You see Alipay and WeChat Pay working. Why not just do a Facebook version of Alipay in order to level this?

So in seeking to develop a payments platform internally, before you handed the technology over to the association for Libra, was that because of examples globally of competitors creating payments platforms?

Today is a trial on American innovation. There is a growing concern about the role that technology plays in our lives.

Are we going to spend our time building a brighter future for Americans or trying to tear each other apart?

The question is, are we going to spend our time trying to devise ways for government planners to centralize and control as to who, when, and how innovators can innovate?

If history has taught us anything, it is that it's better to be on the side of American innovation, competition, and most importantly, the freedom to build a better future for all of us.

In response, Congress must take bold, decisive action to protect workers.

The foundational federal protections for workers -including fair wages, reasonable hours, and safe workplaces - are grounded in two key employment laws: The Fair Labor Standards Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

The foundation Federal protections for workers including fair wages, reasonable hours, and safe work places are grounded in two key employment laws.

Safety and soundness to our financial system, to the footprint that the three of you oversee is your primary obligation to us as taxpayers.

This is a powerful opportunity for bipartisan cooperation.